MLGW Celebrates Memphis Music

MLGW Celebrates Memphis Music in May

During May, many musicians who call MLGW home will perform on Beale Street to help raise funds for MIFA and Plus-1. What’s surprising is how many musicians work for the Division. Visitors to Beale Street and Memphis in May activities downtown will get a taste of MLGW musical talent as they pass our tent-covered stage next to the Elvis statue on the north side of MLGW’s Administration Bldg. on Beale Street between Second and Main. Several of the scheduled bands include MLGW employees.

Bands featuring MLGW musicians are Midnite Train from Memphis (blues, Southern rock), Diamond Dave & the Rock Pile (blues), Rock Solid (R & B, Old School), Steve Shepard & Friends (blues), Mac 2 Band (blues), Shep Dog & the Da Fenders (blues, rock), Bryant Miller (acoustic) and James Green (rock mandolin). Others include MLGW family members, such as B-Dot and Experience (neo-soul, R & B) and My Brother’ Sister (country, Christian, rock). Several non-MLGW bands are participating in a very diverse musical lineup that salutes Memphis music.

Visitors to the MLGW music stage will be able to make donations to help Plus-1, which is administered by MIFA to help those in need of one-time utility assistance. There will be donation buckets to benefit Plus-1 and tip buckets to support the performers who are donating their time for a good cause.

Join us and enjoy a little MLGW music during Memphis in May. Performances are Friday night from 6-11 p.m., Saturday noon ‘til 11 p.m. and Sunday 1-9 p.m. A link for the music lineup, and bands featuring MLGW musicians are noted and can be found on MLGW’s website home page at www.mlgw.com under “Latest News.”